...ETH 316 Final Jose Moreno ETH/316 8/12/2013 Karen Harvey ETH 316 Final “I believe that we are solely responsible for our choices, and we have to accept the consequences of every deed, word, and thought throughout our lifetime” Elizabeth Kubler-Ross. There are many philosophies on ethics, no matter which one we choose, the decisions we make do have consequences. Those consequences while small or unnoticed will eventually catch up to us. Our core values play a major role on how we deal with moral/ethical situations and while religion may have influenced some of our morals, one does not need to be religious parse to live a morally fruitful life. Our morals are subject to change because our core values are subject to change and we must always be conscience about the decision we make and the impact that those decision will have on the rest of our lives. When I completed my completed my ethical lens inventory I found out some things about myself. My preferred lens is the rights and responsibilities lens, I believe that everyone should fulfill their duties fairly and tend to think to a problem carefully and research options to find the one that will allow you to fulfill your duties, seeking guidance from to the experts on the subject, to find the best solution for a problem. My goal is to make a fully informed decision and to meet the needs of the community, without harming the least advantaged. Unless we are mindful and work on becoming ever more ethically mature, we...
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...Ethics Game Week 5 Performance measurements Performance measurements are used to characterize and define performance in a project. They are used to track and manage progress toward achieving specific project goals. Performance measurements help determine how decision-making processes of a project led to its success or failure, understanding these can help organizations make future improvements. It is a project manager's responsibility to measure performance based on the triple constraints of time, budget, and quality of a project. There are many performance measurements a project manager can use based on the type of project at hand, this paper compares and contrasts the following measurements - * Earned Value * Customer Satisfaction * Requirements Performance Earned Value Earned Value measures work performed in terms of schedule and budget of a project. It helps identify schedule and budget mishaps in all areas of a project. "Earned Value is an approach where you monitor the project plan, actual work, and work-completed value to see if a project is on track. Earned Value shows how much of the budget and time should have been spent, with regard to the amount of work done so far" (Haughey, 2013). It measures current performance in a project, which helps project managers determine what the future performance will be. Using earned value, project managers can determine how much work is completed vs., how much was expected to be completed at a certain point in a project...
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...Ethics Game Dilemma ETH 316 Ethics Game Dilemma Various conditions come up in the office that requires employees to sit down and think about the best solution. This usually involves supervisors and subordinates. At times answers are vague and what seems to be the most clearly defined answer, is not always the suitable choice. The Ethics Game simulation displayed two different cases: The Case of the Mysterious Rose and The Case of the Cold Feet. Both cases bring the manager across different thought procedures to make him or her comprehend the magnitude of examining the situation in dissimilar ways. In The Case of the Mysterious Rose, the simulation presented the predicament of a female employee getting flowers from another anonymous employee. I, as her boss, know about this state of affairs. The employee sends an e-mail soliciting for my assurance in a meeting. The obstacle that presents itself is how I have to answer the employee’s appeal for discretion in a meeting. Because I know about flowers and the possibility of impending harassment, I know that I cannot give her my guarantee on 100% secrecy. The simulation progresses through a sequence of steps managing the user to look at the situation from diverse ethical lenses. Both the rights and responsibilities lens and the results lens take the initial step in recognizing the primary participants. The following actions differed for the lenses. The actions I took through the lenses were different, though I came to the same...
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...Ethical Lenses and Ethical Theories April Mallari ETH / 316 02/09/2012 Evelyn Moorman The purpose of this paper is to compare the similarities and differences between virtue theory, utilitarianism, and deontological ethics. The differences in how each theory addresses ethics and morality along with a personal experience will be addressed to help explain the relationship between virtue, values, and moral concepts as they relate to one of the three theories. A personal experience would be my character results from the University of Phoenix web based Ethics Game called the Ethical Lens Inventory. I was assigned to play the Ethics Game-Ethical Lens Inventory for class to determine which ethical perspective best categorized me. The results were surprisingly quite accurate in describing my character especially after reading the definitions of each lens and found that I fell into the Rights and Responsibilities Lens. There are four lenses in the ethics game, the Rights and Responsibilities Lens, Relationship Lens, Results Lens and Reputation Lens. Three of the four lenses will be covered in the paper as the Rights and Responsibilities Lens and Reputation lens are both categorized into two different views of the deontological theory. The Rights and Responsibilities Lens classifies me as a “person who uses my reasoning skills and (rationality) to determine your duties as well as the universal rules that each person should follow (autonomy)”...
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...The Ethics Game II Eth/316 October 31, 2013 The Case of the Mysterious Roses The ethical issue that presented itself in “The Case of the Mysterious Roses” is the concern of an employee in regard to possible harassment in the workplace. The employee has been the subject of unsolicited attention and requests a confidential meeting. The author must make a decision on how to handle both the confidentiality of the meeting and how to proceed with the harassment claim. According to the companies Employee Handbook, there are several policy violations in this simulation, including several breaches of the harassment policy ("Archived E-Mails & Comments," n.d.). These are clear breaches of company policy, however; in a management roll, the author must walk a narrow line to address the harassment issue at hand as well as follows the company’s policies in regard to preventing and addressing harassment issues and treating employees fairly. The Rights and Reputation Lens most helped the decision to address these issues, as this is the lens rooted in deontology, which focuses on humanities duties to the community (Baird, 2011). Although the Rights/Responsibilities Lens played the largest part in how the author choose to address the harassment issues, the result comes off as a bit calculated and non-sympathetic. If the Results Lens was the primary lead, which is a preferred lens of the author, the possibility of a more harmonious workplace exists. A choice to follow the rules...
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...Ethical Dilemma Lawrence Edwards ETH 316 August 15, 2012 Charles Parker Ethical Dilemma The ethical issues addressed are the violation of company policies and the implementation of new security procedures to prevent further issues within the organization. Aaron Webb and employee for the company, violated company laws by posting potentially damaging information about the company online. He was caught doing it by another employee who suspected him by using the company computers to hack into his personal computer to catch him in the act, also violating company laws by violating employee privacy. Both employees have broken company policy and both should be punished. But before you take disciplinary action you have to make sure your decisions benefit the company as a whole. Whether someone is fired or not it still affects everyone. In the assignment it discusses “stakeholders”, which are people who are the closet to the problem being affected the most. Some of the steps used to address this issue is to first investigate the problem. You also have to consider would it be fair to punish Aaron Webb for his actions even though his rights were violated in obtaining the proof that he was in fact the one posting the comments about the company. Another issue was with the new security measures put in place it required employees to carry ID badges identifying themselves and granting them access to certain facilities. A female Muslim employee brought up the issue that she can’t comply...
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...Et Ethical Perspective Patrick C. St. Louis ETH-316 07/16/2014 Ralph Sookraj The ethical issues presented in this presentation are harassment in the workplace, and the manager’s decision on how to handle the confidentiality of the one being harassed. The manager also had to consider being respectful and fair to all other employees while maintaining his responsibility to the company. The manager is responsible for protecting the organization from any lawsuits and defamation of the shareholders business value. Another ethical issue that must be considered is being fair to the entire staff or community of which he made prior agreements with when they were hired. Being that the manager cannot one hundred percent hold the confidentiality and make a promise to the harassed, he must reach out to the Human Resources Department to seek out the safest way to implement actions without a lawsuit or any major incidents happening. The steps in which I ethically addressed these issues involved using the four ethical lenses provided in breaking down the situation that immediately makes you the mediator. Being fair to all parties and coming up with a solution to both protect your employees, and the company. Firstly by looking at the ethical tension being my decision on how I appropriately frame the issue and not jump...
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...Organizational Issues – Ethics Game ETH/316 December 12, 2012 Organizational Issues – EthicsGame The EthicsGame is a simulation program of University of Phoenix on real-world situations. It was written as a tool to help educate students on ethical decision-making. The simulation The Mysterious Blogger was chosen by the author to analysis is based on a company called G-BioSpot. A leading edge sports nutrition and supplements company founded by Carson Nelson, and Rian Miller. After working in the nutrition industry 10 years theydecide to open their own company (University of Phoenix, 2012). The author will review the simulation using the Barid Method decision-making process, and provide G-BioSpot with the best solution on their dilemma. The Mysterious Blogger The scenario in this simulation is the organization has a new computer security system and an employee has violated the non-disclosure agreement (NDA) by posting information about the company on a public blog. The blogger posting are about the security system and products. One of the IT employees without consent of the company hacks into the bloggers account and obtains the identity. The IT employee forwards the information to the Manager of Safety and Efficiency. Jorge from IT sees the anonymous e-mail sent to the manager and reveals the identity of both. The issue the Manager of Safety and Efficiency has is to whether use the information provided illegally to discipline or fire Jamal Moore (IT) and Aaron Webb (blogger)...
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...Organizational Issues Name ETH/316 January 14, 2013 Penny Hylton ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES Security measures are being implemented to prevent confidential information leaks within the company. Once the security measures have been established it immediately noticed that there was a leak of information, which was not considered confidential. This information had been leaked from an employee of the company. In addition, another member of the company did additional research to find out who exactly was sharing the information with the public. It came from an initially anonymous source who hacked into the personal computer of a fellow employee. A decision has to be made on how to handle the two employees who have violated company policy and prevent further occurrences of the same situations. Decision Making The first step in the decision making process is to be attentive. In this step you pay attention to your surroundings. You need to know the facts, you need to know who has to make the decision, and you need to know what problem needs to be solved. In this scenario the sources of information are emails, background information, and knowing the issues. The second step is being intelligent. In this step in the decision making process you have to evaluate the situation. It is also important to know who the stockholders are and know the values of the stockholders. The third step in the decision making process is be reasonable. During this step in the decision making...
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...Anna Black ETH/316 August 31, 2011 Ben Michaels Ethics Game Dilemmas As a manager, a person will face many ethical dilemmas. The right choice is determined by what the manager, or decision-maker feels is right. In the Ethics games, the manager was faced with two dilemmas. In the Mysterious Blogger, the manager of safety and efficiency was made aware of an employee that blogged about confidential company information. Another employee then took it upon himself to find out who the individual was. This employee then illegally obtained the information of the blogger by hacking into his home computer. The main issue for the manager was to determine whether or not she should use the information obtained illegally to discipline the employee that violated the non-disclosure agreement. In the Veiled Identity, the manager was in the process of implementing a security system and was leaning towards a system that used photo identification as a means of entry into the building. The manager was made aware of a Muslim employee who would be breaking the rules of her religion if she were photographed without the traditional veil. The main issue was in developing a security policy that provides for employees’ physical safety and accommodates special needs. The decision making steps used in choosing the best options for each dilemma consisted of first determining the issue and the stakeholders. Once these are determined, the use of the Rights and Responsibilities lens, Results...
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...The Mysterious Roses and Cold Feet ETH/316 University of Phoenix The Ethics Games Dilemmas this week presented “The Mysterious Roses” and “Cold Feet” simulations. For the exercise we were required to address the issues in the simulation and identify the best decision for all parties involved. This summary will review what ethical issues were presented in the simulation, the decision making steps to ethically address the issues, the perspectives and lenses that were used to make the decision, influences in the decision making and concepts that relate to my work place. The first simulation “The Mysterious Roses” presented an issue that could have potentially been a violation of the sexual harassment policy. In this simulation Bill Witherspoon, a research scientist had been sending flowers to Gayle Dornier, a Sales Representative. Bill Witherspoon had been sending flowers anonymously for the last three weeks to encourage her. Joe Williams another employee informed me that this has made Gayle uncomfortable. Gayle has requested a meeting due to a confidential matter that may or may not be related to the anonymous flowers. Due to Gayle’s request that this meeting be kept confidential, I am faced with the dilemma of what to do in this situation. The second simulation “Cold Feet”, presented a problem related to possible falsification of data. In simulation I have received an email from Nicolai Zubanov. The report he has to submit to Phillip Waters has...
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...Ethics Game Dilemmas Joanne Leetch ETH/316 June 18, 2012 Mary Sortino Ethics Game Dilemmas * In the Ethics Game Dilemmas Part II introduced two situations that needed an ethical decision to be made by management as to the best way to handle the situations. The first dilemma deals with the implication that there might be harassment, by an employee named Bill, going on in the workplace. The employee who may be being harassed, employee named Gayle, requested a confidential meeting to discuss an issue. She did not mention anything about harassment, just a request for a confidential meeting. The second dilemma was in regards to an employee publishing false or inaccurate data based on research that the company had just completed and did not turn out as well as expected. Just like in the first Ethics Game Dilemmas the goals of this game were to: enhance ethical sensibility, increase efficacy in decision making, and increase ability to effectively communicate the course of action needed. The lenses used in the first situation were the Rights and Responsibilities lens and the Results lens. The decision-making steps used in this situation were: Step 1 - Be attentive. The issue in this dilemma was how to answer the employee’s request for confidentiality in the meeting. Step 2 – Be intelligent. The stakeholders that were identified in this issue were the shareholders, the VP of Human Relations, Gayle’s manager (me), Gayle, Bill, and Bill’s manager Step 3a – Be reasonable...
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...Option 2: EthicsGame Dilemmas ETH/316 Option 2: EthicsGame Dilemmas Introduction The project that was presented included the application of personal values in working through two different ethical dilemmas. In order to work through each of the dilemmas two analytical skill sets were used to come to a resolution. The first skill set involved the use of the four ethical lenses. The lenses include the Results Lens, Rights/Responsibility Lens, Relationship Lens, and Reputation Lens. The second skill involves the use of the Baird Decision Model which is a five-step process that gives a systematic approach to the resolution of an ethical dilemma. The five steps of the Baird Decision Model include: * Step 1: Be Attentive * Step 2: Be Intelligent * Step 3: Be Reasonable * Step 4: Be Responsible * Step 5: Be Reflective The combination of the ethical lenses with the decision model provides the groundwork to come up with, good value based, solutions to ethical conflict (Rian Brown, 2014). Mysterious Blogger The first ethical conflict that was presented was that of the “Mysterious Blogger.” In this simulation the Director of Information Technology, who is responsible for managing all internal information system functions which include systems programming, application programming, networks, and computer operations, is presented with an employee who is leaking the proprietary company information to the public through a blog sight as an anonymous...
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...Ethics Game Dilemmas ETH/316 August 7, 2013 Esteban Soto The Case of the Mysterious Roses and The Case of the Cold Feet The ethics game simulations in these scenarios took the managers of the organizations through different ethical dilemmas. Until faced with an ethical situation in the workplace you really do not know what your decision would be as a manager. In any situation you have to make the best decision for the organization without compromising your own morals and values. This paper will discuss the ethical dilemmas in these organizations and my decisions of The Case of the Mysterious Roses and The Case of the Cold Feet. The Case of the Mysterious Roses In this simulation I was the Director of Sales in the organization. I received an email from my administrative assistant and a work colleague in the organization telling me of an employee Gayle Dornier, receiving flowers from an anonymous person. The person that sends me the email assumes it is another employee sending the roses. Bill Witherspoon, a Research Scientist who also works in the company sends me an email informing me of him and Gayle’s work relationship and asking me to be lenient on Gayle because of issues she is going through. The next email I receive is from Gayle asking to speak with me in confidence but doesn’t disclose to me the reason for the meeting. The ethical issue is for me to determine how I can ensure Gayle can talk about what happened while still meeting my responsibility as...
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...Ethics Game Dilemmas Unknown ETH/316 March 21, 2013 Instructor Ethics Game Dilemmas We as company leaders, have many responsibilities. One of our most important responsibilities is ethical and social responsibility because it requires everyone to adhere to a set of policies personal and professional. The issues in the ethical game simulation are complex yet simple enough to follow the required steps to come to a decision that works for all parties involved. The issue whether the information obtained by Jamal Moore is used to discipline Aaron Webb for violating the NDA or discipline him for the manner in which the information was obtained (Ethics game worksheet, 2013). What were the ethical issues presented in the simulation game Ethical dilemmas can be used to address organizational issues through awareness, training, and support of management and shareholders. Even though this issue has become more of a legal issue, management cannot minimize the incident to avoid legal situations. They need help from all shareholders and upper-level management. Computer security is the issue and the new system that was just implemented has been compromised by an employee. People are less likely to break the law or a legal code if they are aware they are breaking rules. Two employees have violated company policy one for posting sensitive company data and the other for hacking a computer to obtain incriminating information. Moreover, as the manager of safety and...
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